Syllabus for NCC, IT likely to be revamped

MUMBAI : The state school education department plans to revamp the syllabus for subjects that are awarded grades in classes 9 and 10 from the next academic year.

MUMBAI : The state school education department plans to revamp the syllabus for subjects that are awarded grades in classes 9 and 10 from the next academic year. These include subjects like work experience, information technology (IT), physical education, and national cadet corps (NCC).

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Students have a written exam for 11 main subjects and five graded subjects in Class 10. While ICT is a board-level exam, the remaining are held at the school level. “Schools are not teaching these courses seriously because they are grade-based,” said Father Jude Fernandes, principal, St Mary’s School, Mazgaon.

He said that schools take these subjects lightly as they are assessed internally. “The board should make external examiners compulsory for these subjects to ensure transparency during assessment,” said Fernandes.